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Germany’s wood detectives – a DW report on wood DNA analysis

  • May 18, 2017
Germany’s wood detectives – a Deutsche Welle report on wood DNA analysis How can you tell if mahogany is really mahogany? And can you really know whether the wood in your table wasn’t illegally felled? Germany’s wood detectives are on the case with DNA analysis at the Thünen Centre of […]
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Ed Espinoza’s contribution to the GTTN2 kick-off meeting

  • December 2, 2016
Ed Espinoza’s contribution to the GTTN2 kick-off meeting Dr. Edgard Espinoza, National Fish and Wildlife Forensic Laboratory (Ashland, Oregon, USA) Phytochemical analysis of timbers using Direct Analyses in Real Time, Time Of Flight Mass Spectrometer (DART TOFMS). 15 February 2017
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Using DNA for forest law enforcement

  • December 5, 2012
Using DNA for forest law enforcement Bernd Degen, Director, Thünen Institute of Forest Genetics (Großhansdorf, Germany), discusses how DNA-based enforcement tools can help to implement forest laws (such as the EU-Timber regulation and the Lacey Act). Bernd explains practical steps being taken by Germany to start using the new tools […]
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Fighting illegal logging with stable isotopes

  • December 5, 2012
Fighting illegal logging with stable isotopes Markus Boner, TÜV Rheinland Agroisolab, Germany discusses how stable isotopes can brings more transparency to the global timber market and help in the fight against illegal logging. Stable isotopes are useful tools to check the declared origins of wood.
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Tackling the illegal timber logging and trade

  • October 30, 2012
Tackling the illegal timber logging and trade Theme leader, Forest Genetic Resources Programme, Judy Loo, discusses the importance of dealing with the problem of illegal logging and the environmental, ecological and social implications it can have on exporting and importing countries.
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